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(43) Date of publication: 04.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/45 (21) Application number: 08716905.8 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/28(2006.01) C12P 19/16(2006.01) C12N 15/62(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/051931 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/101894 (28.08.2008 Gazette 2008/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 19.02.2007 US 890508 P (71) Applicants: Novozymes A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) Novozymes Inc. Davis, CA 95616 (US)	(72) Inventors: VIKSOE-NIELSEN, Anders DK-3550 Slangerup (DK) FUKUYAMA, Shiro Narashino-shi Chiba 275-0017 (JP) BEHR, Régine Kopp Roseville, California 95747 (US) ANDERSEN, Carsten DK-3500 Vaerloese (DK) (74) Representative: Shenker, Paul Dhan  Novozymes A/S Patents Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)